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John Stossel Links Gun Control to Higher Crime Rates



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On Friday's 20/20, ABC anchor John Stossel discussed the self-defensive benefits of gun ownership, debunking the myth that "gun control reduces crime." The segment aired during 20/20's recurring series, "Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity," based on Stossel's book of the same title. Citing the recent Federal Appeals Court for DC ruling overturning Washington, D.C.'s ban on gun ownership, Stossel talked to the pro-gun plaintiff in the case, Tom Palmer, and pointed out that the murder rate in D.C. increased after the city's gun ban: "Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California."


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people go through ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
people go through with it because they think it is a status symbol, they are dumb, and most get into serious trouble before they know what hit them.
cf said "...it is ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
cf said "...it is impossible to build up any sort of criminal organisation involving guns, because the police can so easily put them all away, without ANY other evidence, just for haveing the guns." **They can do that now, most of the guns these guys are carrying are illegal already.
you said it does ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
you said it does not matter who i know, yet you try to use that against me. like i said, these murders would NOT have been prevented by legalising guns. if you want, i will once again explain why.
"imagine the ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
"imagine the problems, say, crips, bloods and MS13 would have if these were the laws. they would have NO members left." ***No they would have no resistance to robbing someone or committing a crime because all of the citizens are un armed.(sigh) In Fact if you wanted a gun for some reason You would GO TO THE GANGS TO GET ONE.
i said bush is ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
i said bush is hitler when? what the fuck? could the police not do the same in america with some crack? or with a gun for someone without a warrant? a revolution here would be against the government, not the queen, so dont fuckin patronize me. i have had enough of responding to biased, hypocritical comments on this video. more guns simply= more gun violence. work it out for your fuckin selves or die from fuckin bullet wounds. like i care
in america, they ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
in america, they can protest, 'i was looking after it for someone', 'i used to have a license', 'its my dad's' etc. you have no real stigma attached to them like we do here.
Yes I used your ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
Yes I used your words against you to show how wrong you were. and these murders were NOT prevented by Banning guns. Which is the point of this entire discussion.
So if you wanted to get a gun in England you know where to go. Not a legal gun store, But a ficking criminal on the street.
no, because banning ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
no, because banning guns should also be accompanied by a police crackdown on guns, much like drugs crackdowns that they also commonly do......duh. otherwise it would obviously not work.
like i already said ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
like i already said, they were all in situations where guns would not have helped. most of the people killed were under the legal age to even own a gun in america for fucks sake, how the hell could a gun have helped them? you want to give a gun to everyone who is 10 or over, or what? ok, like i said, i am finished with these posts.
There is arguably ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
There is arguably no stigma to owning a gun. But there is still a stigma against killing someone with it.
lol, not if you ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
lol, not if you were 'defending your property'. plus, im sure your gangsters have no stigma about killing people with them.
So the solution is ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
So the solution is to take them away from legal citizens. smart
"they were all in ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
"they were all in situations where guns would not have helped."
All of them. I doubt it.
a rifle can easily ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
a rifle can easily take down a helicopter.
doubt it as much as ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
doubt it as much as you want. if you can find me a story where this is not the case, tell me. i live here, and i know what goes on here. probably better than most people who live here do. i can tell you that this is the case.
so how come it does ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
so how come it does not happen in iraq very often? do you seriously think people with a few small arms can take down the entire US military, or even the home guard? you must be high.
good good ;-). ... ( 1 year ago by cubanoafuego)
good good ;-). proper law obiding citizen you are.
I understand that ... ( 1 year ago by ArmenTanzarien123)
I understand that many of you from the UK have a more civilized view of things, but how many of you can say that you've had to make a choice between the lives of your family and an armed intruder in your home?
Probably none of ... ( 1 year ago by ArmenTanzarien123)
Probably none of you that have written in this post. Well, I'll tell you that owning a gun saved my daughter's and my life. That's something I pray to God not a single one of you ever has to go through. But is my daughter's and my life worth your "civility"?
To tell you the ... ( 1 year ago by ArmenTanzarien123)
To tell you the truth I couldn't give a rats a** what your ideas are to make my home a better place because I'm alive and more importantly my child is alive thanks to my country's barbaric ways.
You can't buy a ... ( 1 year ago by GuSevene)
You can't buy a flamethrower in the United States from an Arms Dealer. You're the reason why governments and gangs think they can take over everything- because you have no spine / will to stand up for what is right. You seem like the kind of person who would walk past a cop needing help in a fight, or a woman getting raped. You're the reason why people could do things like 9/11.
Also, I can assure ... ( 1 year ago by GuSevene)
Also, I can assure you, you have no experience with street life, otherwise you'd want to be "packin" too. I live near DC, and I've been there plenty of times at night hanging around and whatnot. There have been a few encounters where I've seen people held up at gunpoint. I've also seen numerous gangs from SE D.C. carrying guns around watching kids skate, or selling dope.
"People sleep ... ( 1 year ago by mousepotato64)
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf". ~George Orwell / Rudyard Kipling
Poor gringos... i ... ( 1 year ago by diablodiablodiablo)
Poor gringos... i pity you. Keep killin yourselfs ;)



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